Combined doll and pillow



July 12, 1932. c. SHAPIRO I 1367,42

COMBINED DOLL AND PILLOW Filed Oct. 8. 1951 lNVENTOR WNW Fatenled July12, 1932 ;NETE STATES htlhlZZ rarer P (lI-IARLES SHAPIR-O, OF NEW YORK,1\T. Y. i

COMBINED DOLL Ann PrLLow Application filed October 8, 1931. serialmasemaa.

and over the pillows and by placing on the bed spread above the pillowsdolls which are ornamental in appearance due, for example, to the mannerwhich they are made and dressed. These dolls have, however, not beeneasy to keep in the right position on the pillows or beds and it hasbeen difficult to dispose of them conveniently when not in use on thebeds.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a devicewhereby disadvantages such as mentioned above will be obviated. Anotherobject is to provide a novel combined doll and pillow which can replacea usual pillow during the day time and, when the usual pillow is to beused, can conveniently be set on the floor, on a table or on anysuitable object. Further objects of the invention relate to details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts.

According to a preferred form of the invention, the doll has ahard-surfaced headpiece or head, arms, and a soft body portion forming asupport for the head and arms; and the body or body portion of the dollextends into and is secured in a pillow having packing by which the bodyof the doll is sup ported in substantially upright position when thepillow is flat on a support. The pillow should have a flat base toprevent it from tipping too easily and preferably is flattened andround. The soft body portion of the doll is, of course, suflicientlystiff to support the head. The arms extend to or beyond the edge ofpillow and the proportions. are such that the arms are spread out to aconsiderable ex tent and approach the horizontal. This doll and pillowcombination is particularly adapted for use as part of a bed spreadensemble, the doll and pillow being covered by a dress to match orharmonize with the bed spread. This eliminates the use of the usualpillows during the day, each of suchpillows being replaced by thecombined doll and pillow. i

Other objects and advantages will appear upon consideration of thefollowing description and'of the dr'awing, in which Fig. 1 isaperspective view illustratingthe use on a bed of a preferred embodimentof the combined doll and pillow of the present invention; and 1. f

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe combined doll and pillow partly insection and partly broken away to show the underlying structure. e

Referring to the drawing 1O, designates the head or head end andll thefoot or foot end ofa bed, of which the central portion including amattress (not shown) is covered substantially completely by a bed spread12 The usual pillow is omittedso that the bedspread lies flat from headto foot of'the bed,

and on top. of the bed spread at the'position ordinarily occupied by theusual pillow is a" combined doll and pillow 13 in a dress 14 to match orharmonize with the bed spread 12. The combined doll and pillow 13includes a flattened, round pillow 14 composed of soft packing 15enclosed in fabric 16, and a doll proper 17 having a head or head-piece18 and a supporting body 19 of which the lower end extends downwardlyinto the pillow 1a where it is secured in a suitable manner and heldupright. e

The doll body 19 is also made up of soft packing enclosed in fabric, andis shown 1n Fig. 2 as extending half way down through the pillow 14.Projecting from the sides of the body are arms 20 of the same generalcharacter as the body and sufficiently limp so that their positions withreference to the body and cushion may be adjusted easily;

and, secured to the ends of these arms, are

hard-surfaced hands 20a or hands of substantially rigid material.

The hard-surfaced head or head-piece 18 is illustrated as made ofsubstantially rigid 5 material and has a neck 21 terminating at itslower end in a fork comprising front and rear member 22 and 23,respectively, which embrace at the front and back the upper end of thedoll body 19. The head is also provided with hair 24.

It will be evident that the combined doll and pillow of the presentinvention possesses many desirable and advantageous qualities andfeatures.

Ihe foregoing detailed description has beengiven for purposes'ofillustration and understanding of the invention, and no undue limitationshould be deduced therefrom, but the appended claims should be construedas broadly as possible,vin View of the prior art. V

' Having thus described my invention, I claim:

. 1. In a combined doll and pillow, the combination of-a substantiallyround flattened pillow adapted to act as a support, a body portionsecured to the central upper portion of said pillow and retained uprightthereby and having a head-piece attached 3 thereto, and a dress portioncovering the pillow and hiding the same from. view and adapted to bespread about thepillow upon a surface on which the combined doll andpillow rests. I V

r 2. In a combined doll and pillow, the combination of a body port-ion,a pillow to which the said body portion is attached and into which thelower end of the body. portion extends, said pillow being provided withpack- 40 ing material supporting said body portion in upright position,saidbody portion being provided with a head-piece, and a dress portioncovering the pillow and adapted to be spread about the pillow upon asurface on which the combined doll and pillow rests.

I CHARLES SHAPIRO.

